The Democratic advocate., 1887-04-16
semi-centeunial Notes.


Dssa The Semi Centennial Executive Com
mittee will have meeting to-nlght Satur-
day) at the ADVOCATE office, at 7.3O o CLOCK
sharp. Let there be full attendance.
Joseph Erb, of Union Mills, had his pocket
picked on Monday of S17 in silver.
The number of names registered on the
books at the Semi Centennial, is littlelover
one thousand.
Miss Mary b. Shellman was serenaded on
Monday by Friendship Drum Corps and the
American Band.
George Ward, of Carrollton, who played a
fife in the procession of January 9th, 1887,
in Westminster, was here on Monday with the
same old fife.
Mrs. John Wesley Myers, living near
Spring Mills, caught her foot in the reins,
while attempting to get out of her carriage,
and fell, spraining an ankle and bruising
herself considerably.
During the entire day the largest crowds
were assembled at the depot and around the
ADVOCATE office, where visitors registered
their names. The ADVOCATE office was the
headquarters for newspaper correspondents.
baltimore american.
johnson Jamison, of Taneytown district,
member of the first jury in Carroll, was here
on Monday. Three other members of the
first jury, Judge G. W. Manro and Julius b.
Berret, of Freedom district, and Joseph
Shaeffer, of Westminster district, were also
here.
Mr.. Chas W. Webster, of Westminster, a
former States Attorney, and one of the aged
citizens, now being II years of age, was on
the list to go in the parade with the Old Citi-
zens' Division, as was also Mr.. John Swart5-
baugh and others, but the program was
somewhat disarranged on account of the
large crowd in town.
James Shaffer, now living in Chicago, at the
advanced age of II years, wrote to member
of the Executive Committee to register his
name in the Semi Centennial Register, and 1t
has been placed there. Mr.. Shaffer is a native
of Carroll, and was in the parade here on
January 9th, 1887, in honor of the passage
of the law creating the county
The large flag that was suspended across
Main street opposite the ADVOCATE Office was
kindly loaned by Mr.. D. Keener Shriver, of
this city. The flag was used by the Mexican
government at their headquarters at the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans year
or two ago, and presented to Mr.. Shriver by
the officer in charge. The flag added much
to the appearance of the general decorations
of the city.
The New York World says the Semi Cen
tennial poem by j. Harry Shellman is sin
fnitely more musical; than Tennyson's
Carmen Saculare.' The World then
quotes the first stanza, and adds-"This is,
of course, not great poetry, but 1t helps to
prove an assertion we made in these columns
a few days ago, that we have in this country
ten thousand poets who could write better
Jubilee Ode than the English Laureate"
At night B. 7. Babbitt, the soap and lye
man, gave a stereopticon exhibition at the
depot, in the presence Ct an audience OF fully
two thousand people. The exhibition was
fine, and a rare treat to the public. The rep
reservations included statuary, public build
ings, land and water scenery, and number
of humorous character. Three scenes rep
resented the Babbitt soap, &c. The West
minister Band rendered excellent music dur
ing the exhibition.
The upper part of the arch near the rail-
road fell about 10 o'clock in the morning,
Miss Gertie Franklin aged IA years, daughter.
of Mr.. David Franklin, near Sans Creek,
was struck by the falling timbers and receiv-
ed two severe cuts on the head and had a
shoulder bruised. She was insensibe for
some time, but recovered during the day and
on Tuesday was quite bright and cheerful,
though it will take some days for the wounds
TO heal. She returned home with her father
Tuesday afternoon.
The Hanover Citizen says:-"The semi
centennial celebration of the erection of Car
roll county, Nd, at Westminster, Monday,
was the grandest demonstration ever witness
ed in the thrifty county's capital. The pro-
cessiou was over two miles long and contain
ed over 1000 people, and the crowd of visi.
tors is estimated at over %, 600. Besides the
procession there were addresses, orations,
and many other features of pleasure and
profit. Quite a number of Hanoverains went
over and Joined in the festivities"
We were unable, in our Semi Centennial
Supplement. to go out with this weeks issue,
to use the cut of the Wantz Building, owned
by Mr.. Charles V. Wantz. Mr.. Wantz occu.
pies part of the building as a wholesale and
retail cigar and tobacco store and cigar fac
tory; Sharrer Bros. occupy part as cloth
ing and gents furnishing goods, while the up
per story is occupied by Door-to- lrtue
Lodge, A. F. A. NJ, and the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Exchange. 1t is a
handsome building and an ornament to that
section where the finest business houses
stand.
In accordance with suggestion of John R.
Cox, of Baltimore, a member OF the Mary
land Historical Saciety, two books, one do
mated by Everhart Bros, and the other by
John j. Reese, were placed at the ADVOCATE
Office, as a convenient point, in which per.
sons coming to the celebration might register
their names. One was for the names of
those who were at the celebration fifty years
ago, or who took part in the formation of the
county. Up to Thursday some sixty odd
names had been entered. In the other book
all other persons present at the Semi -Centen-
nial, who desired, registered their names.
On Semi Centennial Day over 800 persons
signed their names and address and recorded
their ages, and citizens of Westminster began
registering on Tuesday. These books will,
after to-day, be placed in the vaults of the
Clerks Office at the Court House for safe
keeping until the centennial of the county oc-
ours. The youngest person registered is
Louise Fink, aged ten days, daughter of
Charles E. and Lille Fink. of Westminster,
and granddaughter of Col. John B. Boyle!
The oldest is Mr.. John Swartzbaugh, of
Westminster, aged "a. The inscriptions in
the books were written by John II. Cunning
ham, bookkeeper in the Farmers and Me-
chanips, Bank, and the ruling was done by
Thomas o. Rapmgartner, grandson Of John
Baumgartner, the first Register of Wills Of